Alaska Natives Use Virtual Imagery to Preserve and Pass on Culture
Thanks to digitization, a fragile Tlingit ceremonial garment is once again teaching traditional weaving techniques.
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Accent Bias and the Myth of Comprehensibility
Expecting people to speak a language in a specific way is more indicative of a colonial mindset and less of the speaker's ability to utilize and comprehend English.
Queen Elizabeth’s Death Prompts a Reckoning of British Empire
How the queen and her reign is remembered depends on where the remembering is taking place—and by whom.
How Counter-Recruiters Take on the U.S. Military
Military recruiters count on economic hardship to lure young people of color to sign up. Counter-recruiters are working hard to thwart their efforts.
A Rhyming Guide to Eclipse Science
Have you ever seen a solar eclipse? A new book for readers of all ages explains the science behind the rare and wonderful event.
An Activity Book for the Anti-Racist
Comedian W. Kamau Bell together with his co-author Kate Schatz have written a new activity book, chock full of coloring pages, crosswords, thought experiments and exercises.
To Transform Work, Start With Schools
Centering schools around the well-being of our students (and their teachers) is the most straightforward path to positive change in the workplace.
Why Is America Obsessed With Racial Trauma?
People of color are pigeonholed almost exclusively into constrained narratives of trauma and rejection, our anguish commodified for consumption. It’s time to change this.
The Pope’s Non-Apology to Indigenous Canadians Furthers a History of Abuse
Listening to survivors share their stories of horror does not absolve the Catholic Church of wrongdoings or release it from further accountability.
How the Korean Concept of “Han” Teaches Solidarity
It is high time for the U.S. to do some serious soul-searching. Communion and fellowship are what will get us through.
Beyond Nichelle Nichols’ Iconic Interracial Kiss
Nichols’ career arc shows how diverse casting on the screen can have a profound impact in the real world, too.
Can Twerking Be an Expression of Power?
A Black queer lawmaker posted a video on social media of herself twerking in a bikini. In response to the maelstrom of criticism, she’s reclaiming her bodily autonomy and pushing back with a new campaign.
Dobbs Is About More Than Abortion. It’s an Attack on Us All
The Supreme Court’s decision validates a half-century-old strategy by Christian nationalists to remake the very fabric of this nation.
Breaking Racial Barriers in Rowing
The sport has roots in ancient Egypt and evolved into an exclusive pastime of White upper-class men. But Brannon Johnson, the founder of the only Black-owned rowing club in the nation, is trying to change that.
Murmurations: Love Looks Like Accountability
Being accountable to ourselves and in our relationships with others helps to create a broader culture of accountability, writes adrienne maree brown.
Michigan Builds Its School-to-Teaching Pipeline
Educators Rising is a national program that gets students onto an educational career path while they’re still in high school.
Call for Submissions: The “Bodies” Issue
Send us your leads and pitches by Aug. 2.
Collective Bargaining for the Workplace and Democracy
Rubynell Walker-Barbee shares her story of service workers organizing in Georgia.
For Indigenous Peoples, Abortion Is a Religious Right
The overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of a long legacy of American Christian values being forced on Indigenous communities.
Making Sense of Our Post-Roe World
Knowing this day would come doesn’t make the reality any easier to process. But as trite as this may sound so soon after such a devastating loss, the fight is far from over.
We Need Racial Solidarity to Restore Abortion Rights
The politics of abortion revolve around White supremacy and the role it plays in trying to manage the reproduction of different racialized populations. We need to unite in order to fight back.
Roe Has Been Overturned. Now What?
Scholars offer five takeaways to begin understanding the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision revoking the constitutional right to safe, legal abortion in the U.S.
From Juneteenth to Reparations: Reclaiming Our Stolen Stories
In order to achieve full reparations, we need to reconstruct media systems built on violence, specifically anti-Black violence.
Can Juneteenth Move Beyond Symbolism?
In order to fully realize the promise of Juneteenth, historian Yohuru Williams says we need to move beyond symbolism to doing the hard work of addressing structural racism.
The Hate Groups Behind the Think Tanks
Corporate media often quote anti-immigrant groups as legitimate sources of information. That’s misleading.
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